rear upper control arms - not covered by cpo or ext maint?

[phillymb75]

06 X5 3.0i, 82k miles.

Told I need to rear upper control arms, left and right. About $1,400 for parts/install, alignment and tax.

SA said it isn't covered by the cpo or extended maintenance... what's the point of these warranties? Shouldn't this be covered?

I have a quote from my indie for $850 using oem parts. Any other brands I should consider?

Thanks in advance.

[mrbmwx5]

Wear and tear items not covered by cpo or ext maint......
I'm running on off brand ( Febi) and have put about 80k miles on them it still works great.
I paid about $200 for the parts and alignment.....Plus 60 minutes of my time DIY.

[phillymb75]

thanks for the info, I see Febi's on eeuroparts for about $60/each

[wooded7]

just a question, I have an '02 e53, and I am going to tighten up the rear. I was told rear upper was loose, but it seems like the torsion bar/ rear front ( the straight one) upper bar has a little wiggle. does anyone have experience or opinions on replacement parts for control arms and tension struts
autotrust has a 3 year warranty- but are they any good, is febi better?
febi -i could not find guiding suspension link/upper tension bar, i assume their control arms are good, but is it better or as good as the $400 oem part?
mevotech seems cheap
also any experience with shock seats westar, febi, gabriel, lemfoerder?
a few bucks more cost is always easier than ripping it out again!

[Isambard]

Hey guys, what # parts are we talking about?

[sasquatch]

If I had to guess I'd say #6 and #11

[Isambard]

Yep me too, though just want to be sure before I go out spending my heard-earned!

[wooded7]

i just attempted to replace rear upper control arm according to bently manual....
after deactivating air bags, i tried to remove arm, but way to much tensoin. i finally searched for air bags in the schematics and found there are springs there instead!!!!!!!!
i assume compressing the springs will be the same as deactivating the air system

[flatlander]

Originally Posted by mrbmwx5

Wear and tear items not covered by cpo or ext maint......
I'm running on off brand ( Febi) and have put about 80k miles on them it still works great.
I paid about $200 for the parts and alignment.....Plus 60 minutes of my time DIY.

mrbmwx5 - any advice for us guys going to try the control arm replacement on our own? Are there any special tools required to get those arms out? Your post suggested only 60 minutes to replace. You work fast

Did you also consider replacing the lower bushing on the lower A-arm? I've seen those go soft before, and there was a good Youtube video showing how to compress the air-spring and then release tension on the lower bushing and check for play.

[mrBrigante]

i paid so much less just ordering the parts and having an indie shop install them i paid about $200 parts and installation